Ridiculous Sorority National Rules - Page 3

KSigkid · #31 03-13-2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by jubilance1922
That must suck. My dorm didn't have any rules like that, except when I lived in a freshman dorm, and the only rule was that it was substance-free (no alcohol or illegal drugs).

Boston U. had similar rules. There were very strict guest rules (if the person didn't live in the dorm they had to be out by midnight), and it took a few days to clear any out-of-town guests. If you forgot your ID, there was a chance you couldn't get back into your dorm that night.

DeltAlum · #32 03-13-2006, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by Sister Havana
Many years ago, IU had what was called "women's hours." All female students had to be back in their dorms or sorority houses by 11pm on weeknights, 1am weekends. (there were no such rules for men) Some of the older dorms that used to be all-female still have doorbells (women who missed curfew were locked out and had to ring the doorbell to get into the dorm, letting everyone know she had missed curfew) It was only in the 70s that coed dorms started becoming more common. This was just one generation ago! Even when I was in school, in the early-mid 90s, many dorm floors still had limited visitation hours, and there were still one male dorm floor and one female dorm floor with closed visitation - no one of the opposite sex allowed on the floor, period, no matter who it was.

Acutally, just about every university had those rules.

It was all a part of "In Loco Parentis."

Another rule (as silly as it sounds in print) was that on certain "visitation" times, if members of the opposite sex were in a dorm room, each had to have at least one foot on the floor.

KSUViolet06 · #33 03-13-2006, 11:35 AM

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Originally posted by Denise_DPhiE
Amen sista! IF I had lived in a sorority house in college, I would have enjoyed taking off my makeup, putting my hair up in a clip and putting on a face mask and know no boys would be around at that hour.
Denise

It's not JUST about that, but also, our bathrooms are at the end of each wing, meaning you get out of the shower and have to walk to your room in a towel/bathrobe. It'd be just lovely to run into a guy on the way.

honeychile · #34 03-13-2006, 11:58 AM

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Originally posted by Denise_DPhiE
Amen sista! IF I had lived in a sorority house in college, I would have enjoyed taking off my makeup, putting my hair up in a clip and putting on a face mask and know no boys would be around at that hour.

Denise

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When I was in school, WE made our sorority suite women only from 11pm to 6am during Finals. From there, we'd invite all of the other sorority women up for an exactly one hour study break (no men allowed) every night.

It made for good Panhellenic spirit!

PhoenixAzul · #35 03-13-2006, 12:11 PM

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Originally posted by honeychile
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When I was in school, WE made our sorority suite women only from 11pm to 6am during Finals. From there, we'd invite all of the other sorority women up for an exactly one hour study break (no men allowed) every night.

It made for good Panhellenic spirit!

i like this idea!!! Different campus groups sponsor study breaks around finals time (I think A Phi A is doing it tonight, actually), its always nice to see a high greek turnout. The greek 1:30 am doughnut runs are quite good as well.

Rudey · #36 03-13-2006, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by honeychile
I think they were using Natalee Holloway as an example of someone who had too much to drink, didn't stay with her friends, and is now missing - much like some sorority women who have too much to drink, don't stay with their sisters/friends, and end up in some sort of troubles.

At least, that's what I assumed.

Yes that Natalee didn't know what she was doing.

She was an innocent lamb.

She only drank like a pro and a video of her blowing a Dutch dude in Aruba is widely available on uselessjunk.com - such an innocent rose.

-Rudey
--Whether or not she knew better, she's no longer here...strange how that works isn't it?

Rudey · #37 03-13-2006, 12:20 PM

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Originally posted by blueangel
Let me see if I can get this to work. Here is what the bunks look like on the STS Sir Winston Churchill. You'll see tables there too (40 crewmember ate and slept in this room.

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and just for kicks... here is a picture I took from on top of the yards

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Post more pictures of the boat. It looks hot.

-Rudey

valkyrie · #38 03-13-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by sugar and spice
I agree that they're ridiculous. There's not anything that can happen at 10:01 that can't happen at 9:59, or 4 pm for that matter. Honestly, I think the argument that it's to promote safety is b.s., because when you don't allow girls to have overnight guests in a sorority house, this doesn't stop them from spending the night with boys -- it just moves it to another, less secure environment like a fraternity house or a random apartment.

Debates on this website have made it clear that most people here don't agree with me, though.

I agree with you.

The fact that parents would sue anybody if their adult children screw up is outrageous.

honeychile · #39 03-13-2006, 01:10 PM

If I may paraphrase your signature, valkyrie, I find such parents insufferable! What really angers me is that it doesn't stop them from doing it - so the whole greek system AND dorms suffer because of it.

Phoenix Azul - we did that each Finals. It started out as just a "hey, stop up at 11 for coffee or cocoa, if you need a study break," and became a major event. It's one of my best memories of college! Especially a certain night that got a little out of control...

ETA: We made the break women only, because most of us were in abbreviated clothing or night clothes, etc.

SmartBlondeGPhB · #40 03-13-2006, 04:33 PM

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Originally posted by valkyrie
I agree with you.

The fact that parents would sue anybody if their adult children screw up is outrageous.

Don't assume they are all technically adults. I was only 17 when I started college, not legally an adult.

Our rules were no guys upstairs after 10:00 (might be later on weekends).

valkyrie · #41 03-13-2006, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by SmartBlondeGPhB
Don't assume they are all technically adults. I was only 17 when I started college, not legally an adult.

Our rules were no guys upstairs after 10:00 (might be later on weekends).

Whether somebody is legally an adult or not, by the time she goes off to college, she should be capable of functioning as a reasonable human and if she isn't, it's really too late for her parents to sue if she does something stupid.

tld221 · #42 03-13-2006, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by Heather17
Can anyone say Natalie Holloway?

It's sad that its come to that but yes, sometimes people need to be told how to protect themselves.

natalie holloway was 17, on a freaking UNSUPERVISED trip to Aruba with friends her age. what parent lets their underage daughter travel out of the country UNSUPERVISED? not to sound insensitive, but did her parents expect 100% safety? (not that she deserved it, but i get really POed re: this case. her parents are just as responsible as she and her friends were)

a little different than 18-21 year-old girls/women living on a (hopefully) security-protected campus.

i've only lived in co-ed housing with NO visitation rules/nighttime curfews (our strictest rule is: no overnight guests more than 3 nights in a row, which is nothing compared to what im hearing).

even though our school seems to be lax with these dorm rules, our school (and staff) understands that 18-21 year olds are on a continuum of adultness and don't always know what is best in protecting themselves. however, if you are at a school like NYU, you better learn it quick--this city aint for no punks.

if someone is clearly drunk or seems hazardous in anyway, they are not allowed to be signed into the building. repeat offenders are PNG'd from the building (meaning they are legally bound by that law and can be arrested for stepping foot in the building).

mu_agd · #43 03-13-2006, 05:07 PM

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Originally posted by tld221
natalie holloway was 17, on a freaking UNSUPERVISED trip to Aruba with friends her age. what parent lets their underage daughter travel out of the country UNSUPERVISED? not to sound insensitive, but did her parents expect 100% safety? (not that she deserved it, but i get really POed re: this case. her parents are just as responsible as she and her friends were)

How is a school sponsered trip with chaperones an unsupervised trip?

Taualumna · #44 03-13-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally posted by tld221

i've only lived in co-ed housing with NO visitation rules/nighttime curfews (our strictest rule is: no overnight guests more than 3 nights in a row, which is nothing compared to what im hearing).

You didn't have a guest limit? At my alma mater, we weren't allowed to have more than 2 guests per roommate (so even when I had a huge single room (that used to be a double), I wasn't allowed to have 3+ guests). That included people who lived in your building. We also weren't allowed to have overnight guests for more than 3 days nor were we allowed to have beer bottles if we were legal (though wine and spirit bottles were allowed).

tld221 · #45 03-13-2006, 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by mu_agd
How is a school sponsered trip with chaperones an unsupervised trip?

it was an "unofficial" school trip. okay, there were seven "chaperones," and that is debatable, either put in quotes, or questioned by news coverage. which leads me to believe it wasn't as supervised as it couldve been. and come on, 7 chaperones for 125 students? thats around 17 students per chaperone for an overseas trip.

EVERYONE i know who's gone on an "unofficial" school trip is doing so because:

1. the trip the school is providing is corny or unaffordable,
2. the school isnt offering a trip
3. the trip being provided is SUPERVISED and therefore will not have the leeway to do whatever they please.

(i say this with common sense and being a former senior class president.)

(p.s. let's not let this thread get off-track and then shut down, though i know it's my responsibility for bringing it back up)